Sitwala again falls short in National billiards final
by Shrutee K Mumbai: Dhruv Sitwala (PSPB) for the second successive year finished runner-up in the BSFI (Billiards & Snooker Federation of India) National Billiards and Snooker Championship 2022-23. In the final, Sitwala went down fighting to compatriot Brijesh Damani 3-5 in the 150-up best-of-9 frame format, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on Monday. The Mumbai-based Sitwala had defeated Damani 5-2 in the semi-final of the last edition and then lost 2-5 to eventual champion Pankaj Advani in the final last year. The former two-time Asian billiards champion Sitwala looked to be in good nick and rolled in a break of 108, the first century break of the title-deciding match, in winning the third frame to take a 2-1 lead. But, Damani bounced back in grand style and with breaks of 94 in the fourth and fifth frames and a run of 88 in the sixth won the next three frames to take a 4-2 lead. Sitwala showed signs of fighting back and compiled a break of 99 to win the seventh to close the gap. How